| Gadus | |
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| Gadus morhua, Atlantic cod | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Gadiformes |
| Family: | Gadidae |
| Genus: | Gadus Linnaeus, 1758 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Gadus morhua Linnaeus 1758
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Gadus is a genus of demersal fish in the family Gadidae, commonly known as cod, although there are additional cod species in other genera. The best known member of the genus is the Atlantic cod.
- ^ WoRMS (2011). Nicolas Bailly (ed.). "Gadus". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
- ^ Carr, S. M.; Kivlichan, D. S.; Pepin, P.; Crutcher, D. C. (1999). "Molecular systematics of gadid fishes: Implications for the biogeographic origins of Pacific species". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 77: 19–26. doi:10.1139/z98-194.
- ^ Catalogue of Life: Gadus macrocephalus.